Just as Linear Burn results in a darker image (save for pure white blending areas), Linear Dodge will usually result in a lighter image. This means that we can add another method of quickly lightening images into our growing list of techniques! Let’s start with the baby hand image that I used in the Screen Mode example:

One duplicated layer, set to Linear Dodge, results in a much lighter image:

You can always play with the opacity of that layer to tone down the brightness.

Corrie is the lead designer and developer for PixelMill and their in-house brand, jgtemplates. This would-be triathlete has a mathematics degree but wishes she had double-majored in computer science and art instead. Maybe next time...

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chetan

Thanks….. for such useful tips

Marco

Great series of articles, Corrie.

Don’t you find Color Dodge a bit confusing? The definition refers to decreasing the contrast, but the mode actually increases contrast as you say.